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CODGER
codger, old codger
(noun) used affectionately to refer to an eccentric but amusing old man
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
codger (plural codgers)
An amusingly eccentric or grumpy and usually elderly man.
Synonym: Thesaurus:old man
Source: Wiktionary
Codg"er, n. Etym: [Cf. Cadger.]
1. A miser or mean person.
2. A singular or odd person; -- a familiar, humorous, or depreciatory appellation. [Colloq.] A few of us old codgers met at the fireside. Emerson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ROOTS
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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